Action and Appearance Ethics and the Politics of Writing in Hannah Arendt
, by Yeatman, Anna; Barbour, Charles; Hansen, Phillip; Zolkos, MagdalenaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781441186805 | 1441186808
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 4/21/2011
Action and Appearance is a collection of essays that look into the crucial and complex link between action and appearance in Hannah Arendt's political thought. For Arendt, action is a worldly, public phenomenon that requires the presence of others to have any effect. Therefore, to act is more than to decide as it is also to appear. Much has been said about Arendt's theory of action, but little attention has been paid to her approach to appearance as is done in this volume. Action and Appearance explores both Arendt's familiar texts and previously unpublished or recently rediscovered texts to challenge the established readings of her work. Adding to established debates, it will be a unique resource to anyone interested in Hannah Arendt, political thought, political theory, and political philosophy.